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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 5

Topic: Vygotsky

Q5

As per Lev Vygotsky, as children grow, their language develops from _____.

  1. (1) inner speech to external speech
  2. (2) private speech to egocentric speech
  3. (3) silent speech to thinking aloud
  4. (4) think out loud to inner speechCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) think out loud to inner speech

  1. For Vygotsky, speech first serves communication with others.
  2. Then children talk aloud to themselves while working (private speech) to guide their actions.
  3. With age this self-talk becomes quieter and finally goes inside the head as inner speech, the silent thinking of older children and adults.

Trap: (1) reverses the order; (2) treats private and egocentric speech as two stages, but Vygotsky saw Piaget's 'egocentric speech' as private speech.